I would normally not comment about a neither here nor there political party like PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia). It is not that the party is not significant politically in Malaysia, it has strong grassroots and support base over several states in Malaysia. It has however become more of a power hungry party that is more than willing to 'sleep' with any coalition or party that can hang on to power, namely form a government at federal or state level.
When PAS was out of power, it was willing to work with Barisan Nasional (BN, which is dominated by UMNO or United Malay National Organisation), but when Perikatan Nasional (PN, which is dominated by Bersatu, a splinter party from UMNO) had an upper hand to form a new government, PAS immediately had a change of heart and switched its allegiance to Perikatan Nasional (PN).
It is believed that PN has a stronger chance of winning the state election and forming a government in Melaka. So much for PAS's self-proclaimed religious values. Is it just a party that is playing its cards to its advantage and maximize its ability to stay in power? Time will tell...
You will appreciate how 'strong' is PAS's allegiance to PN when you read the above article, and further understand what is the key focus of this modern PAS in the era of current leadership.
